beat out

verb

beat out; beaten out or beat out; beating out; beats out

transitive verb

1

: to make or perform by or as if by beating

2

: to mark or accompany by beating

3

: to turn (a routine ground ball or a bunt) into a hit in baseball by fast running to first base

Examples of beat out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Her bone-chilling performance earned her the MTV Movie Award for best villain, beating out the likes of Daniel Day-Lewis, Mike Myers, Willem Dafoe and Colin Farrell in her category. —Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 17 June 2026

Throughout his campaign, Conway said he's reminded of former Congressman Parren Mitchell, who beat out an incumbent back in 1970. —Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 16 June 2026

Hampton, an App State alum, will need to beat out Incoom for the primary special teams role at the position. —Mike Kaye june 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2026

Missouri won a recruiting battle for Smith’s services in college, beating out offers from Kansas State, Kansas, Nebraska and other marquee programs. —Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for beat out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout